Bank check, draft, &amp;c.



'PATENTED APR. 5, 1904.

D. D. FIELD. BANK GHEGK, DRAFT, 6w.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1903- N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented April 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

BANK CHECK,DRAFT, ac.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 756,611, dated April 5,1904. Application filed Kay 4, 1903. Serial No. 155,497. (No model.)

To all whom it' may concern:

. Be it known that I, DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Stockbridge, in the county of Berkshire and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BankChecks, Drafts, &c., of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to bank checks, drafts, invoices, and documentsof a similar nature, the object being to provide means for convenientlyhandling, interchanging, and filing the same. Myinvention consists inproyiding such documents with two stubs, separately detachabletherefrom, but one being more readily detachable than the other and oneor both of them carrying adhesive material by which the document can beattached to another paper to hold it in fixed position with referencethereto either for mailing or filing purposes. My invention isillustrated in connection with bank-checks only; but its application toother documents of a similar nature will be apparent.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of acheck-book with one of its covers broken away to disclose the entireface of the top page or sheet of the book. Fig. 2 is a view of a loosecheck made in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 3 illustratesanother form of check coming within the scope of my invention.

The bodyof the check is indicated by A and the usual end stubby a,detachable therefrom along a line of perforations 6. Between the checkand stub is a second stub a, defined by a second line of perforations'c.The two lines of perforations b and '0 are so made that the line b isweakerthan the line 0, so that when the effort to. separate the stubs ismade the line 6 will yield first, and thus. the check carryingthe stub11' will be separated from stub a. v The back of one or both of thestubs is covered with an adhesive substance e. In

Fig. 2 only the stub a is treated, whileFig.

3 shows both stubs with the adhesive material. A document thus formedmay be used in various ways. The stub a is to receive writing on itsface in the usual manner. When the check is to be sent with a bill orletter, it is detached from the stub it along the line b and is thenattached to the bill or letter by moistening the adhesive material onstub a and applying it to the face of the bill or letter in an easilyunderstood manner. To remove the check, it is separated from the stub aat the line 0, thus leaving the small stub-attached to the letter orbill and the check itself complete and perfect. When thecheck isreturned to the maker, it can be conveniently filed for reference byattaching its end to the under side of the stub a in the check-book bymeans of the adhesive material carried by the stub. The record of thecheck is then complete and convenient for reference.

The adhesive material on thestub a may be used in various other ways forattaching the check or other document temporarily or permanently toanother document or book. It will be found very convenient for invoicesto attach the same in the invoice-book.

Having described my-invention, I claim' 1. A bank chec draft, or similardocument having two stubs defined by two weakened lines, one line beingweaker than the other.

2. A bank check, draft, or similar document having two stubs arrangedone outside of the cigar-at one edge of the document, the intermed' testub being boundedby two lines of perforations of different strength,the said intermediate stub having an adhesive substance on one face. 1

In witness whereof I subscribe my signature in'presence of twowitnesses.

AVI DUDLEY FIE D.

